This paper draws on a consultation with 200 stakeholders about a mental health plan in the
most remote region of South Australia to discuss primary mental healthcare improvement …

Abstract Although Northern Ireland has high levels of mental health problems, there has
been a relative lack of systematic research on mental health services that can provide an …

Objective: To examine the views of rural practitioners concerning issues and challenges in
mental health service delivery and possible solutions. Design: A qualitative study using …

Objective Australian mental health care remains hospital centric and fragmented; it is riddled
with gaps and does little to promote recovery. Reform must be built on better knowledge of …

Introduction Mental healthcare systems are primarily designed to urban populations.
However, the specific characteristics of rural areas require specific strategies, resource …

In New Zealand, mental health issues have created a 'silent epidemic'with diverse
consequences in mental health outcomes. Poor mental health state along with inequities to …

Introduction. We aimed to describe perceptions of Australian emergency clinicians of
differences in management of mental health patients in rural and remote Australia compared …

Abstract Objective: Rural Australians face particular difficulties in accessing mental health
care. This paper explores whether 51 rural Access to Allied Psychological Services projects …

Objective: To evaluate clinicians' perceptions of what helps and hinders the delivery of
mental health care across a service network in a rural setting. Design: Qualitative …

This paper reports research which identified a number of mental health help-seeking
responses in a rural region of Australia. It describes the characteristics of services and of …